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Title: On S(Al{sub 2}CuMg) precipitation in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy containing small additions of beryllium

Abstract

The effect of a small addition of Be on S(Al{sub 2}CuMg) precipitation in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy was investigated. Alloys of nominal weight composition Al-0.1Be, Al-2.5Cu-1.2Mg and Al-2.5Cu-1.2Mg-0.1Be were cast, homogenized, rolled, solution heat treated, quenched, naturally aged and artificially aged for various times at temperatures ranging from 160 to 300 C. The microstructures and the age hardening behavior were characterized and the results for these alloys were compared with the available data in the literature on the similarly treated pure Al and ternary Al-Cu-Mg alloy. It is shown that Be additions to both pure Al and the Al-Cu-Mg alloy inhibit vacancy condensation during quenching, while encouraging extensive dislocation loop formation during subsequent natural aging. Upon artificial aging, the dislocation loop structures in the quenched binary alloy are replaced by a uniform distribution of very small, spherical and stable Be precipitates throughout the microstructure. In the similarly treated Be modified Al-Cu-Mg alloy, the dislocation loop structures provide sites for heterogeneous nucleation of the S phase. Be precipitates, which occur in the binary alloy, also form in the artificially aged Al-Cu-Mg-Be alloy and are found to provide additional sites for heterogeneous nucleation of the S phase. This resulted in refinement of themore » S precipitate distribution.« less

Authors:
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  1. Defence Metallurgical Research Lab., Hyderabad (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
367320
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Acta Materialia
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 44; Journal Issue: 8; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ALUMINIUM BASE ALLOYS; MICROSTRUCTURE; AGE HARDENING; COPPER ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; BERYLLIUM ADDITIONS; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CASTING; ROLLING; HEAT TREATMENTS; QUENCHING; AGING; VACANCIES; DISLOCATIONS; NUCLEATION

Citation Formats

Mukhopadhyay, A K, Singh, V, Prasad, K S, and Chakravorty, C R. On S(Al{sub 2}CuMg) precipitation in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy containing small additions of beryllium. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.1016/1359-6454(95)00434-3.
Mukhopadhyay, A K, Singh, V, Prasad, K S, & Chakravorty, C R. On S(Al{sub 2}CuMg) precipitation in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy containing small additions of beryllium. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/1359-6454(95)00434-3
Mukhopadhyay, A K, Singh, V, Prasad, K S, and Chakravorty, C R. 1996. "On S(Al{sub 2}CuMg) precipitation in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy containing small additions of beryllium". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/1359-6454(95)00434-3.
@article{osti_367320,
title = {On S(Al{sub 2}CuMg) precipitation in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy containing small additions of beryllium},
author = {Mukhopadhyay, A K and Singh, V and Prasad, K S and Chakravorty, C R},
abstractNote = {The effect of a small addition of Be on S(Al{sub 2}CuMg) precipitation in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy was investigated. Alloys of nominal weight composition Al-0.1Be, Al-2.5Cu-1.2Mg and Al-2.5Cu-1.2Mg-0.1Be were cast, homogenized, rolled, solution heat treated, quenched, naturally aged and artificially aged for various times at temperatures ranging from 160 to 300 C. The microstructures and the age hardening behavior were characterized and the results for these alloys were compared with the available data in the literature on the similarly treated pure Al and ternary Al-Cu-Mg alloy. It is shown that Be additions to both pure Al and the Al-Cu-Mg alloy inhibit vacancy condensation during quenching, while encouraging extensive dislocation loop formation during subsequent natural aging. Upon artificial aging, the dislocation loop structures in the quenched binary alloy are replaced by a uniform distribution of very small, spherical and stable Be precipitates throughout the microstructure. In the similarly treated Be modified Al-Cu-Mg alloy, the dislocation loop structures provide sites for heterogeneous nucleation of the S phase. Be precipitates, which occur in the binary alloy, also form in the artificially aged Al-Cu-Mg-Be alloy and are found to provide additional sites for heterogeneous nucleation of the S phase. This resulted in refinement of the S precipitate distribution.},
doi = {10.1016/1359-6454(95)00434-3},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/367320}, journal = {Acta Materialia},
number = 8,
volume = 44,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}